{"id":2423313,"date":"2025-04-14T13:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-unite-to-condemn-attack-against-josh-shapiro-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T13:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:10:05","slug":"conservatives-unite-to-condemn-attack-against-josh-shapiro-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-unite-to-condemn-attack-against-josh-shapiro-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservatives unite to condemn attack against Josh Shapiro &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservatives-unite-to-condemn-attack-against-josh-shapiro-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423313&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A recent arson attack targeted Pennsylvania Governor Josh shapiro&#8217;s residence, narrowly allowing him and his family to escape unharmed. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-fatally-shoots-himself-after-ramming-into-u-s-capitol-barrier\/\" title=\"Man Fatally Shoots Himself After Ramming Into U.S. Capitol Barrier\">incident occurred early<\/a> on a Sunday morning, resulting in fire damage and broken windows at the Governor&#8217;s Mansion in Harrisburg. The suspect, Cody Balmer, has been charged with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">multiple crimes including attempted murder<\/a> and terrorism after allegedly starting the fire. <\/p>\n<p>In the wake of the attack, prominent Republican politicians, including Vice President JD Vance and Representative Elise Stefanik, expressed their relief that the Shapiro family was safe while condemning the violence. Shapiro received support from various figures, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, who praised the quick response of law enforcement. Despite the gravity of the situation, President Donald Trump has not publicly commented on the incident, although Shapiro has acknowledged receiving support from federal authorities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Conservatives unite to condemn attack against Josh Shapiro<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2091738\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Members of the Trump administration and other Republican lawmakers offered condolences to Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) after he and his family narrowly escaped an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3379040\/suspect-arrested-arson-attack-shapiro-mansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"arson attack\">arson attack<\/a> early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor&rsquo;s Mansion in Harrisburg sustained fire damage and broken windows. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3379040\/suspect-arrested-arson-attack-shapiro-mansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Cody Balmer\">Cody Balmer<\/a>, 38, is facing charges of attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson, and aggravated assault. He is accused of starting the fire in the middle of the night. Shapiro, his wife, children, some family members staying with them at the time, and their two dogs were all safely evacuated. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3379215\/shocking-photos-shapiro-arson-attack\/\">Shocking photos of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-photos-emerge-of-pennsylvania-gov-josh-shapiro-arson-attack\/\" title=\"Shocking photos emerge of Pennsylvania Gov. ... ...\">arson attack emerge<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-gop-lawmaker-stresses-need-to-pursue-spending-cuts-over-tax-raises-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Missouri GOP lawmaker stresses need to pursue \u2018spending cuts\u2019 over tax raises - Washington Examiner\">police reveal suspect wanted<\/a> to beat Shapiro with hammer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3379040\/suspect-arrested-arson-attack-shapiro-mansion\/\">Suspect arrested after arson attack on Shapiro&#8217;s mansion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3378975\/wisconsin-teen-killed-parents-plot-assassinate-trump\/\">Wisconsin teenager allegedly killed parents as part of plot to assassinate Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Vice President JD Vance set the tone for the response from Republican politicians. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thanks be to God that Governor Shapiro and his family were unharmed in this attack,&rdquo; Vance wrote on X Sunday. &ldquo;Really disgusting violence, and I hope whoever did it is brought swiftly to justice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks be to God that Governor Shapiro and his family were unharmed in this attack. <\/p>\n<p>Really disgusting violence, and I hope whoever did it is brought swiftly to justice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U47C6mXvDP\">https:\/\/t.co\/U47C6mXvDP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1911580806130106817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Deeply disturbing and very scary to read this horrific news. This violent arsonist criminal must absolutely be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,&rdquo; Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) wrote. &ldquo;Sending our prayers to the entire Shapiro family after this horrific crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deeply disturbing and very scary to read this horrific news. <\/p>\n<p>This violent arsonist criminal must absolutely be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. <\/p>\n<p>Sending our prayers to the entire Shapiro family after this horrific crime. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8bdaOZcJLX\">https:\/\/t.co\/8bdaOZcJLX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EliseStefanik\/status\/1911582358744035654?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I am deeply relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe, thankful for the first responders who arrived on the scene, and applaud the police work that resulted in an arrest just hours ago,&rdquo; Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am deeply relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe, thankful for the first responders who arrived on the scene, and applaud the police work that resulted in an arrest just hours ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OnJALXmpvU\">https:\/\/t.co\/OnJALXmpvU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGPamBondi\/status\/1911552969234858436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Yumi and I are praying for Governor Josh Shapiro and his family following the despicable act of arson that forced them from their home. We must all stand in solidarity against acts of violence and intimidation&mdash;there is no place for them in this nation,&rdquo; Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yumi and I are praying for Governor Josh Shapiro and his family following the despicable act of arson that forced them from their home. We must all stand in solidarity against acts of violence and intimidation&mdash;there is no place for them in this nation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uDpgTRssMB\">https:\/\/t.co\/uDpgTRssMB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovLarryHogan\/status\/1911538116575309933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m deeply relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe after yesterday&rsquo;s arson attack,&rdquo; Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) wrote. &ldquo;This kind of hate and violence has no place in our country&mdash;ever. Grateful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick response in preventing an even greater tragedy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m deeply relieved that Governor Shapiro and his family are safe after yesterday&rsquo;s arson attack.<\/p>\n<p>This kind of hate and violence has no place in our country&mdash;ever.<\/p>\n<p>Grateful to law enforcement and first responders for their quick response in preventing an even greater tragedy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j7zDnbL2ca\">https:\/\/t.co\/j7zDnbL2ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congressman Jeff Van Drew (@Congressman_JVD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Congressman_JVD\/status\/1911785660572172721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While President Donald Trump hasn&rsquo;t commented publicly on the matter as of Monday morning, Shapiro acknowledged the president&rsquo;s support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3379240\/josh-shapiro-arson-attack-pennsylvania-governors-residence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FOR JOSH SHAPIRO, THE ARSON ATTACK WAS PERSONAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I spoke a couple of hours ago with Director&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kash Patel<\/a>&nbsp;of the FBI. He promised all of the resources of the federal government. He was extremely kind and courteous and thoughtful in his conversation with me, and I thanked him and the women and men of the FBI and the&nbsp;president of the United States&nbsp;for their support,&rdquo; Shapiro said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p>When Trump himself came under a political attack in Butler, Pennsylvania, seven months ago, he suffered a gunshot wound to the ear. Then, an attendee behind him, Corey Comperatore, was fatally shot before law enforcement shot and killed the gunman. Shapiro was quick to visit the crime scene in the following hours as he oversaw the law enforcement response.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2091738\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2091738\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservatives condemn arson attack on Josh Shapiro; GOP offers support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2423314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/harris-shapiro.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[53417,4539,37061,37387,32076],"class_list":["post-2423313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-attack-condemnation","tag-conservatives","tag-josh-shapiro","tag-political-unity","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/harris-shapiro.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423313"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423317,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423313\/revisions\/2423317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}